Genetic analysis of an outbreak of drug-resistant infections in one institution shows an unprecedented level of transference of resistance among strains and even species of bacteria. Researchers from the University of Virginia and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report their findings in the current issue of the journal mBio.
Charlottesville and Albemarle County students are pointing out their classmates who are being victimized by bullies. ...The Albemarle-Charlottesville Safe Schools Healthy Students Project is conducting a peer support survey - developed by educators at the University of Virginia. ... Overall, fewer students in Albemarle and Charlottesville are reporting being victims of bullying. The number dropped nearly 16 percent for middle schooler students and 22 percent in high schools over the past two years.
...U.Va. psychologist Joseph P. Allen headed the study. Allen says almost all parents and teenagers argue. But it's the quality of the arguments that makes all the difference. "We tell parents to think of those arguments not as nuisance but as a critical training ground," he says. Such arguments, he says, are actually mini life lessons in how to disagree — a necessary skill later on in life with partners, friends and colleagues on the job.
Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Pharmacy has announced it will open a satellite location this fall at the University of Virginia Medical Center. It will be the school’s second regional pharmacy education division.
On Wednesday, Albemarle County Supervisors will hold their first meeting of the New Year. It will also be newly elected Chris Dumler's first meeting as a supervisor. Dumler succeeded Lindsay Dorrier in the Scottsville seat. "It's going to be an exciting few years, I think," Dumler said. The 26-year-old has lived in the county since 2006. He's a University of Virginia law graduate, an army reservist and a volunteer firefighter.
The chief way Berkeley and other public Ivies have offset the loss of state subsidies is by charging more tuition. ...The real growth has come in tuition charged to non-residents: students from other states and, increasingly, other countries. Berkeley charges a nonresident "supplement" that pushes total tuition and fees to about $36,000 a year. That's typical of the University of Virginia, UCLA, Michigan and other top publics. They price themselves just below the level of the top private universities, essentially because they can.
By Matthew Cameron, executive editor of the Cavalier Daily
... Using endowment money to prevent tuition hikes or academic cutbacks is not a long-term solution. Instead, it is necessary to attack the root causes of the growing expense of higher education and the so-called “privatization” of public universities.
Ryleigh set out to collect food for poor people when her mother read aloud at breakfast an article about Neighbors-4-Neighbors. The program was founded by Nicole Muller, who was 16 at the time, to feed the hungry. ... Neighbors-4-Neighbors as a whole has collected about 187,000 pounds of food and $30,000. For every $1 donation, the food bank is able to provide about four meals. ...Muller, a University of Virginia student and graduate of Western Albemarle High School...
Andrew K. Block and Deirdre M. Enright
Director of the Law School's Child Advocacy Clinic, and director of investigation for the Innocence Project Clinic
Juvenile case highlights flaw in Sex Offender Registry
Richmond Times Dispatch / Jan. 2
David Breneman
University Professor, professor of education and public policy
Penn State President Rodney Erickson has reputation of being practical, personable
Patriot-News (Pa.) / Dec. 28
John Casey
A professor of English Literature and author of a new book, "Room For Improvement: Notes on a Dozen Lifelong Sports"
Casey's essays need no imp...
Dr. Peyton Taylor smiles and greets nearly everyone by name as he walks the halls of the Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center. Although Taylor is a big name at the University of Virginia Medical Center, his warm and humble demeanor, as well as his skill and experience as a doctor, make him a beloved figure among patients and co-workers alike.
By Larry Sabato, Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics and director of the Center for Politics.
2011 wasn't the worst of times, just a year to be quickly and gladly forgotten
Very few will look back fondly on 2011 as an exemplar of how American government should work.
Earlier this year, James C. Turner, director of the Department of Student Health at the University of Virginia, released initial research showing that the No. 1 cause of death for college students could be suicide — not alcohol-related injuries. He suggests that schools need to tackle mental health issues as aggressively as they do binge drinking.
I recommend that clergy read "The State of Our Unions: Marriage in America 2011," by the Institute for American Values (IAV.org). Its co-authors are W. Bradford Wilcox of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia and Elizabeth Marquardt of IAV's Center for Marriage and Families.
... A study by the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia sheds light on America’s strange ambivalence. “The Politics of Character” survey ... found that most people do think character is important (90%), but the same people aren’t exactly sure what constitutes character or how it remotely relates to politics or to public policy.
... Furthermore, about 11,751 new temporary jobs are expected during five years if Virginia and the federal government invest $804 million in farm runoff-control projects like planting trees and building fences along streams, according to a University of Virginia report.
In the wake of last summer’s exchange visit by two delegations of Afghan women, a group from Charlottesville recently traveled to Kabul. “It was definitely eye-opening,” said Daman Irby, director of operations at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. “We learned a lot,” he said of the group, which returned home Dec. 17. ... The group spent about a week in Kabul, said Meg Heubeck, director of instruction at the Center for Politics.
Vietnamese-American professor of astronomy Trinh Xuan Thuan has just concluded a three-week lecture tour nationwide on the launch of the Vietnamese edition of his book The Dictionary of the Lover of the Sky and Stars. Le Quynh Anh spoke to the scientist, who won UNESCO's Kalinga Prize for the popularisation of science in 2009, during his visit to Ha Noi.
By Dr. John B. Hanks, a surgeon who treats thyroid and adrenal issues at the U.Va. Health System.
... At the University of Virginia Health System, we take a multidisciplinary approach to treating thyroid cancer and other thyroid issues. Our physicians have significant experience and expertise in thyroid cases, and we work collaboratively to determine the best course of treatment for each patient.
By J. McGrath Cohoon, an associate professor in the department of Science, Technology and SocietyEspecially at a time when unemployment is high and our economy is weak, we cannot afford to lose anyone with the technical skills to create a sustainable future, improve health, build our cyber and physical infrastructure, and enhance personal and societal security.A diverse set of minds needs to tackle those problems. But we are largely missing out on women's intelligence, creativity and values in solving the problems we all face.Why is this so?Evidence continues to mount that capable women in...